Cream Cheese Melts
Cream Cheese Melts are a heart shaped, delicious combination of powdered sugar, cream cheese, and almond extract. This Cream Cheese Candy is melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Servings: 12
Calories: 141kcal
Ingredients
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract optional
- 3 cups powdered sugar divided
- colored sugar optional
- food coloring optional
Instructions
- Add softened cream cheese and flavoring to the bowl of a mixer and mix until blended.
- Add in 1 1/2 cups of the powdered sugar and mix well.
- Hand mix in the other 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.
- Separate the dough into as many sections of colors you want to make.
- Add one or two drops of food coloring, mixing completely after each drop till you reach your desired color. Roll each colored dough into a big ball.
- Place the dough in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Pull out of fridge and flatten balls (I used my hands) into discs to a couple centimeters thickness. Press cookie cutters into the dough. Place the cut shapes on parchment or wax paper on a cookie sheet. (Or shape into 1/2-inch balls, roll in colored sugar if you like, and place on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper. Press each ball with a fork to flatten).
- Let stand 1-2 hours until firm. Store in fridge.
Notes
- I found it easiest to flatten the dough with my hands instead of a rolling pin.
- If dough is too sticky, add more powdered sugar. If too dry just add in a little more cream cheese.
- Use any flavoring, food coloring, or cookie cutter shapes you want.
- Cream cheese melts will last about 5 days stored in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 11mg | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg